George Joe wrote about Redford’s work with Native communities in the Navajo Times; he spoke with The Show more about it.

Robert Redford, who passed away at 89, is remembered for his environmental activism and advocacy for Native Americans, leaving a lasting legacy in both film and activism.

Two decades into a severe drought on the Navajo reservation, the open range around Maybelle Sloan’s sheep farm stretches out in a brown expanse of earth and sagebrush.